2008Final results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Shelly Short (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Sue Lani Madsen (R) by 14.8 points.
Shelly ShortRepublican · winner
57.4%30,356
Sue Lani MadsenRepublican
42.6%22,544
52,900 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET